Welcome to LALos Angeles is a city carved out of the desert – a conjured image of paradise. These are the stories of people who learn what lies beyond the dream – yacht parties with theremin makers that end on the rocks, low-budget filmmaking that blurs the line between truth and fiction, movie stars and Hollywood hopefuls whose stories seem too crazy to be true. Welcome to Los Angeles.

Lost NotesThe greatest music stories never told. Explore the amazing stories of how 60s rock hit “Louie, Louie” triggered an FBI investigation, the outlaw Brooklyn radio station WBAD that tracked the rise of 90s hip hop, and the man who went from Folsom Prison inmate to Johnny Cash’s bandmate.

To the PointA weekly reality-check on the issues Americans care about most. Host Warren Olney draws on his decades of experience to explore the people and issues shaping – and disrupting - our world. How did everything change so fast? Where are we headed? The conversations are informal, edgy and always informative. If Warren's asking, you want to know the answer.

Sports-Steroids; Bank Bailout; Countdown to Iowa

George Mitchell’s report on the use of steroids in baseball is all over the headlines. Panelists agree this issue is overblown and think there are other priorities of greater import: and yet – on the subject of drugs, they all just say “No” – or: to be fair, they say, give ‘em to everyone! Hoping to stem the bursting housing bubble, money is being poured into the banking system to prop up liquidity. Is this a brilliant or idiotic idea? Countdown to the Iowa caucuses: Obama closes the gap, can Bill save Hill, and is Huckabee history? Plus a unique discourse on theology, do Mormons REALLY believe the Devil is Jesus’ brother?…Plus our famous end of show LRC Rant.

FROM THIS EPISODE

George Mitchell’s report on the use of steroids in baseball is all over the headlines. Panelists agree this issue is overblown and think there are other priorities of greater import: and yet – on the subject of drugs, they all just say “No” – or: to be fair, they say, give ‘em to everyone! Hoping to stem the bursting housing bubble, money is being poured into the banking system to prop up liquidity. Is this a brilliant or idiotic idea? Countdown to the Iowa caucuses: Obama closes the gap, can Bill save Hill, and is Huckabee history? Plus a unique discourse on theology, do Mormons REALLY believe the Devil is Jesus’ brother?…Plus our famous end of show LRC Rant.